# Accident 20081205852279A: Cessna 150L, Auxvasse, MO, December 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Auxvasse, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8381° N, 92.0025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8381&lon=-92.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1521Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1521Q-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 32 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081205852279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC, HE WAS IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA PERFORMING SLOW FLIGHT USING 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS WITH POWER SET AT 1,900 RPM.  HE THEN RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT TO INDUCE THE AIRPLANE TO STALL.  UPON RECOVERY, HE "RAPIDLY" ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO RECOVER AND RAISED THE FLAPS.  THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING.  HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  HE ESTABILISHED A GLIDE AND PROCEEDED TO AN OPEN BEAN FIELD.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE REMAINED UPRIGHT.  THERE WAS NO FIRE, NOR WAS THE PIC INJURED.  UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, AIRCRAFT OWNER (ALSO THE PIC'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) STATED THAT HE FOUND THE MASTER SWITCH OFF, IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND KEY REMOVED, PRIMER IN AND LOCKED, THROTTLE IN, CARB HEAT IN, MIXTURE CONTROL 1/2 WAY, AND FLAPS UP. THE PIC RELAYED TO HIS INSTRUCTOR THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TURNED THE MASTER (BATTERY) SWITCH ON AND OPERATED THE FLAPS THROUGH TWO CYCLES.  HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF FUEL, AND THAT THE ELT HAD ACTIVATED, SO HE TURNED IT OFF.  FURTHER INSPECTION BY A LOCALLY-BASED DAR REVEALED A CRUSHED LOWER COWLING, EXTENSIVE FIREWALL DAMAGE, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, AND RUPTURED OIL TANK.  THROTTLE, MIXTURE CONTROL AND CARBURETOR HEAT LINAKAGES WERE INTACT AND APPEARED TO FUNCTION.  IT APPEARED, FROM TURNING THE PROPELLER, THAT THE ENGINE DRIVE TRAIN WAS INTACT.  SIX TO SEVEN GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINES AND STRAINER WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO IMPEDE FUEL FLOW TO THE CARBURETOR.  BASED ON THE DAR'S PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, HE COULD FIND NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE ENGINE TO NOT RUN NORMALLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA092), Dec 5, 2008: Cessna 150 (N1521Q), Auxvasse, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper engine recovery procedures after a power-off stall which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper off-field landing procedures, and the…

## Other reports on N1521Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040419006219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040419006219I), Apr 19, 2004: Cessna 150L (N1521Q), Fulton, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot was doing solo takeoff and landing practice when he lost control of the airplane during a landing. On his fourth or fifth touch and go…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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